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EP1589559B1
EP1589559B1 EP05103078A EP05103078A EP1589559B1 EP 1589559 B1 EP1589559 B1 EP 1589559B1 EP 05103078 A EP05103078 A EP 05103078A EP 05103078 A EP05103078 A EP 05103078A EP 1589559 B1 EP1589559 B1 EP 1589559B1
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Kyoung-Doo c/o Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Kang
Won-Ju c/o Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Yi
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J11/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with alternating current induction of the discharge, e.g. alternating current plasma display panels [AC-PDP]; Gas-filled discharge tubes without any main electrode inside the vessel; Gas-filled discharge tubes with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J11/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with alternating current induction of the discharge, e.g. alternating current plasma display panels [AC-PDP]; Gas-filled discharge tubes without any main electrode inside the vessel; Gas-filled discharge tubes with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
    • H01J11/10—AC-PDPs with at least one main electrode being out of contact with the plasma
    • H01J11/16—AC-PDPs with at least one main electrode being out of contact with the plasma with main electrodes provided inside or on the side face of the spacers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J11/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with alternating current induction of the discharge, e.g. alternating current plasma display panels [AC-PDP]; Gas-filled discharge tubes without any main electrode inside the vessel; Gas-filled discharge tubes with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
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    • H01J11/22—Electrodes, e.g. special shape, material or configuration
    • H01J11/24—Sustain electrodes or scan electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2211/00—Plasma display panels with alternate current induction of the discharge, e.g. AC-PDPs
    • H01J2211/20—Constructional details
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2211/00—Plasma display panels with alternate current induction of the discharge, e.g. AC-PDPs
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  • the present invention relates to a plasma display panel having an improved structure.
  • a plasma display panel is a slim and light flat display panel that has a large size, high definition and wide viewing angle. Compared with other flat panel displays, the PDP can be easily manufactured to have a large size and the PDP is thus considered to be next-generation large flat panel display.
  • the PDP is classified into a DC type, an AC type, and a hybrid type according to the discharge voltage characteristics. Also, the PDP can be classified into an opposite discharge type and a surface discharge type according to the discharge structure.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a triode surface discharge PDP 100.
  • the triode surface discharge PDP 100 includes a scan electrode 106, a common electrode 107, a bus electrode 108, a dielectric layer 109 covering these electrodes, and an MgO layer 111 covering the dielectric layer 109 and located on a front substrate 101.
  • a scan electrode 106 scan electrode 106
  • a common electrode 107 common electrode
  • a bus electrode 108 a dielectric layer 109 covering these electrodes
  • MgO layer 111 covering the dielectric layer 109 and located on a front substrate 101.
  • the scan electrode 106, the common electrode 107, the bus electrode 108, the dielectric layer 109 and the MgO layer 111 formed on the front substrate 101 absorbs much (about 40%) of this generated visible light so that a large fraction of the visible light generated is never viewed.
  • This absorbing by the scan electrode 106, the common electrode 107, the bus electrode 108, the dielectric layer 109 and the MgO layer 111 on the front substrate results in a low luminous efficiency, which is undesirable.
  • FIG. 1 Another problem with the design of FIG. 1 is that when the PDP 100 displays the same image for a long time, the phosphor layer 110 is ion sputtered by charged particles of a discharge gas, thus causing a permanent image sticking or image burn in. Therefore, what is needed is a design for a PDP that overcomes these problems of low luminous efficiency and image burn in.
  • US5229685 and US5004950 disclose PDP displays having ribbed channels and an anode electrode embedded in the ribs.
  • the disclosed PDPs have standard crossed electrodes, which define the centre of each pixel and the electrodes are not arranged to surround the discharge cells.
  • US6069446 discloses a PDP display having looped shaped front and rear discharge electrodes.
  • a design for a PDP that includes a front substrate, a rear substrate arranged opposite to the front substrate, closed-type front barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate and made of a dielectric material, the front barrier ribs defming discharge cells together with the front and rear substrates, front and rear discharge electrodes being arranged within the front barrier ribs and surrounding the discharge cells and spaced apart from each other, phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells, and a discharge gas injected into the discharge cells.
  • the discharge cell may have a cross section of a circular shape.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes may include a loop portion having a predetermined width and a circular cross section and surrounding the discharge cell.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes may include a loop portion having a predetermined width and a polygonal-shaped cross section and surrounding the discharge cell, where the ratio R of the minimum distance to a maximum distance from a symmetry axis of the loop portion of the front discharge electrode or the rear discharge electrode to the front discharge electrode satisfies the inequality 1.0 / 2 ⁇ R ⁇ 1.0.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes may include a rectangular loop portion surrounding the discharge cell, and a ratio of a length of a vertical portion to a length of a horizontal portion in the loop portion may be between 0.9 and 1.5.
  • the interference of the electric field occurring in the front and rear discharge electrodes can be minimized, and a uniform discharge can be generated, thus improving the luminous efficiency. Also, since there are no electrons at portions of the front substrate where visible rays emitted from the discharge cell pass, an opening ratio and a transmittance can be remarkably improved. In addition, since the surface discharge occurs in all sides forming the discharge space, the discharge surface can be greatly extended.
  • the entire discharge cell can be efficiently used. Accordingly, the PDP can be driven at a low voltage, such that the luminous efficiency is remarkably improved. Furthermore, since the PDP can be driven at a low voltage even when a high-concentration Xe gas is present as discharge gas, the luminous efficiency can be improved.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a PDP
  • FIG. 2 is a partial cut-away exploded perspective view of a PDP according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a discharge cell and electrodes illustrated in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a partial cut-away exploded perspective view of a PDP according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of a discharge cell and electrodes illustrated in FIG. 9 .
  • PDP 200 includes a front substrate 201, a rear substrate 202 positioned in parallel to the front substrate 201, front barrier ribs 208 located between the front substrate 201 and the rear substrate 202 and formed of a dielectric material, the front barrier ribs 208 defining the discharge cells 220 together with the front and rear substrates 201 and 202, front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 arranged within the front barrier ribs 208 to surround the discharge cells 220 and spaced apart from each other, phosphor layers 210 located within the discharge cells 220, and a discharge gas (not illustrated) injected into the discharge cells 220.
  • a discharge gas not illustrated
  • the front substrate 201 is formed of a material having good transmittance, such as glass.
  • a front transmittance of visible rays is remarkably improved over the PDP 100 of FIG. 1 because the front substrate 201 does not have a scan electrode 106 and a common electrode 107 formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), a bus electrode 108 formed of metal, and a dielectric layer 109 covering the electrodes, which were present in the front substrate 101 of PDP 100 of FIG. 1 . Accordingly, if an image is implemented to have a conventional brightness, the front and rear electrodes 206 and 207 are driven at a relatively low voltage, resulting in an increase of a luminous efficiency.
  • ITO indium tin oxide
  • the front barrier ribs 208 are formed on a lower surface of the front substrate 201, and partition the discharge cells 220 corresponding to one subpixel among a red subpixel, a green subpixel and a blue subpixel.
  • the front barrier ribs 208 also prevents crosstalk between neighboring discharge cells 220.
  • the front barrier ribs 208 prevent the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 from being directly electrically connected together during a discharge, and prevent charged particles from directly colliding with the electrodes 206 and 207, so that the electrodes 206 and 207 can be protected.
  • the front barrier ribs 208 are made of a dielectric material such as PbO, B 2 O 3 or SiO 2 , which can guide the charged particles to accumulated wall charges.
  • the discharge cells 220 have a cross section of a square.
  • the discharge cells can instead have various polygonal shapes, such as a regular pentagon and a regular hexagon.
  • the discharge cells can instead have a circular cross section.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates in close up the electrode and discharge cell interrelationship for four discharge cells in the PDP 200 of FIG. 2 .
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 surrounding the discharge cells 220 are arranged in parallel with each other and in parallel to the front substrate 201.
  • the front discharge electrode 206 is spaced apart from the rear discharge electrode 207 in a direction perpendicular to the front substrate 201.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 extend along one row of discharge cells 220.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 can be formed of a conductive metal, such as aluminum or copper.
  • the PDP 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may instead not include an address electrode 203.
  • the front discharge electrodes are extended along one direction, and the rear discharge electrode is extended in a direction intersecting with the extended direction of the front discharge electrodes.
  • one of the front and rear discharge electrodes serves as the address electrode and the other serves as the scan electrode and the sustain electrode.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrated sectional views of the PDP 200 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 taken along V-V and IV-IV respectively.
  • the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 surround each discharge cells 220 and have a square shape.
  • the front and the rear discharge electrodes extend to surround a plurality of discharge cells that are arranged in a row.
  • the front and the rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 include loop portions 211 and 212 respectively, each having a predetermined width. Loop portions 211 and 212 of the front and rear discharge electrodes respectively is a portion of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 that surround each of the discharge cells 220 in the row.
  • an electric field is formed in the discharge cells 220 by the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207.
  • the electric field is uniformly formed along sides of the discharge cells 220. Also, since less interference occurs between the opposite surfaces of the discharge cells 220, the discharge occurs uniformly within the discharge cell. Consequently, the luminous efficiency is improved by such an electrode arrangement.
  • the loop portions 211 and 212 of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 both have a regular polygonal shape. Furthermore, if the cross sections of the discharge cells 220220 and the loop portions of the front and rear discharge electrodes have a form close to a circular shape, the luminous efficiency is even more improved.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates one loop of a front discharge electrode 206.
  • CA 1 is the center of symmetry for the front discharge electrode 206.
  • a minimum distance L min1 is the minimum distance from the symmetry axis CA 1 to a portion of the front discharge electrode.
  • L max1 is a maximum distance from the axis of symmetry CA 1 to the front discharge electrode 206.
  • L min1 , L max1 and the ratio R 1 of L min1 to L max1 can be considered as a design parameter for the shape of the loop portion.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one loop of a rear discharge electrode 207.
  • CA 2 is the axis of symmetry for the rear discharge electrode 207
  • L min2 is the minimum distance from CA 2 to the rear discharge electrode 207
  • L max2 is the maximum distance from CA 2 to the rear discharge electrode 207.
  • Ratio R 2 is the ratio of the minimum distance L min2 to the maximum distance L max2 .
  • L min2 , L max2 and R 2 for the rear discharge electrodes 207 are also design parameters.
  • the opening ratio of the PDP considering the opening ratio of the PDP, if the loop portion has a regular polygonal shape with four or more edges, the interference of the electric field occurring between the discharge electrodes is small and the opening ratio increases.
  • a ratio R for a square loop is 2
  • a ratio of the regular hexagonal loop is 3 / 2
  • a ratio of the circular loop is 1.
  • the ratio R 1 (L min1 /L max1 ) of the front discharge electrode 206 satisfies the inequality 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ L min ⁇ 1 / L max ⁇ 1 ⁇ 1.0.
  • the ratio R 2 (L mm2 /L max2 ) of the rear discharge electrode 207 satisfies the inequality 1.1 / 2 ⁇ L min ⁇ 2 / L max ⁇ 2 ⁇ 1.0.
  • the loop portion 211 of the front discharge electrode 206, the loop portion 212 of the rear discharge electrode 207, and the discharge cells 220 have the same cross section.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the loop portion 211 of the front discharge electrode 206, the loop portion 212 of the rear discharge electrode 207, and the discharge cells 220 can also have different cross sections. Meanwhile, if the loop portion 211 of the front discharge electrode 206, the loop portion 212 of the rear discharge electrode 207, and the discharge cell 200 each have the same cross section, the uniformity of the discharge is improved so that the luminous efficiency increases.
  • the MgO layer 209 can be formed by a deposition process at the front barrier ribs, lower surfaces of the front barrier ribs, and/or a lower surface of the front substrate between the discharge cells.
  • the MgO layer 209 is not a requisite component, its presence can prevent the barrier ribs 208 from being damaged due to collision with charged particles. Also, the presence of the MgO layer 209 is beneficial for another reason because the MgO layer 209 emits a lot of secondary electrons during the discharge.
  • the rear substrate 202 supports the address electrodes 203 and the dielectric layer 204 and is made of a material whose main component is a glass.
  • the address electrodes 203 are arranged on the rear substrate 202.
  • the address electrodes 203 each extend along one row of discharge cells in a direction intersecting the direction the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207 extend.
  • the address electrodes 203 are formed to be orthogonal to the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207.
  • the address electrodes 203 initiate an address discharge that makes it easier to initiate a sustain discharge between the front discharge electrode 206 and the rear discharge electrode 207. That is, the address electrode 203 reduces the voltage needed to initiate the sustain discharge.
  • the address discharge occurs between the scan electrode and the address electrode. When the address discharge is finished, positive ions accumulate near the scan electrode and electrons accumulate near the common electrode. Thus, the sustain discharge between the scan electrode and the common electrode can occur more easily than if no charges accumulated.
  • the rear discharge electrode 207 is located closer to the address electrode 203 than the front discharge electrode 206.
  • the rear discharge electrode serves as the scan electrode and the front discharge electrode 206 serves as the common electrode.
  • the discharge can occur between the front and rear discharge electrodes 206 and 207. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the structure where address electrodes 203 are present.
  • the dielectric layer 204 where the address electrode 203 is buried is made of a dielectric material such as PbO, B 2 O 3 and SiO 2 . Such materials can guide charges and also prevent damage to the address electrode 203 caused by collision of positive ions or electrons during the discharge.
  • the rear barrier ribs 205 are arranged between the front barrier ribs 208 and the dielectric layer 204 and define a space therebetween.
  • the rear barrier ribs 205 define a square matrix shape in the PDP 200 of FIG. 2
  • the present invention is not limited to this structure. That is, the front and rear barrier ribs 208 and 205 can be made to have the same shape or can differ in shape from each other.
  • the front and rear barrier ribs 208 and 205 may be formed integrally or separately.
  • the integral formation means that the barrier ribs 208 and 205 are formed so they do not separate from each other easily.
  • the phosphor layers 210 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 are arranged on the sides of the rear barrier ribs 205 and on the dielectric layer 204, the present invention is not limited to this arrangement.
  • the phosphor layers 210 receive ultraviolet rays produced by the discharge.
  • the phosphor layers formed at the red subpixel contain a phosphor such as Y(V,P)O 4 :Eu
  • the phosphor layers formed at the green subpixel contain a phosphor such as Zn 2 SiO 4 :Mn and YBO 3 :Tb
  • the phosphor layers formed at the blue subpixel contain a phosphor such as BAM:Eu.
  • the discharge cells 220 are filled with a discharge gas, such as Ne, Xe or a mixture thereof
  • a discharge gas such as Ne, Xe or a mixture thereof
  • the discharge surface can be increased and the discharge area can be extended so that an amount of plasma increases. Therefore, low voltage driving is possible. Since the present invention can achieve low voltage driving even when a high-concentration Xe gas is used as the discharge gas, the luminous efficiency can be remarkably improved. Consequently, the present invention can solve the problem of the PDP 100 of FIG. 1 where the low voltage driving is difficult when a high-concentration Xe gas is used as the discharge gas.
  • the address discharge is initiated by applying a potential difference between the address electrode 203 and the rear discharge electrode 207.
  • the discharge cells 220 for the sustain discharge is selected.
  • an AC sustain voltage is applied between the front discharge electrode 206 and the rear discharge electrode 207 of the selected discharge cells 220. This causes a sustain discharge to occur therebetween. Due to the sustain discharge, an energy level of the excited discharge gas is lowered and thus ultraviolet rays are emitted. The ultraviolet rays excite the phosphor layer 210 located within the discharge cells 220 and the energy level of the excited phosphor layer 210 is lowered thus emitting visible rays that form an image.
  • the sustain discharge between the scan electrode 106 and the common electrode 107 occurs in a horizontal direction, so that the discharge area is relatively narrow.
  • the sustain discharge of the PDP 200 is initiated at all sides defining the discharge cells, so that the discharge area is relatively wide.
  • the sustain discharge is formed in a closed curve along the sides of the discharge cells 220 and is gradually spread toward the center of the discharge cells 220.
  • a volume of space where the sustain discharge occurs is increased compared to the PDP 100 of FIG. 1 , and the space charges unused in the PDP 100 of FIG. 1 can contribute to the discharge in the PDP 200 according to the present invention. This results in improved luminous efficiency for the PDP 200 designed according to the present invention.
  • the sustain discharge occurs only in the area near the front barrier ribs 208. Since the phosphor layer 210 is not located in this portion of the discharge cells 220 but in the portion near the rear barrier rib 205 and on the dielectric layer 204, the ion sputtering of the phosphor layer by charged particles can be prevented and permanent image sticking will not occur when the same image is displayed for a long period of time.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate first and second modifications respectively of the first embodiment of the present invention where the shapes or cross-sections of the discharge cells, the barrier ribs and the front and rear discharge electrodes take on different shapes.
  • the front barriers 208a are formed so that the discharge cells have a circular cross section, and the front and rear discharge electrodes 206a and 207a have circular loop portions 211 a and 212a.
  • the front barrier ribs 208b are formed so that the discharge cells 220a have a regular hexagonal shaped cross section, and the front and rear discharge electrodes 206b and 207b have regular hexagonal loop portions 211b and 212b.
  • the front and the rear discharge electrodes 206a (206b) 207a (207b) in these two modifications extend to surround a plurality of discharge cells 220 that are arranged in a row.
  • the front and the rear discharge electrodes 206a (206b) 207a (207b) in these modifications include loop portions 211a (211b) and 212a (212b) respectively, each having a predetermined width.
  • Loop portions 211a (211b) and 212a (212b) of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206a (206b) and 207a (207b) respectively is a portion of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206a (206b) and 207a (207b) that surround each of the discharge cells 220 in the row.
  • a difference of the first modification of FIG. 7 is that the cross section of the discharge cells 220a and the shapes of the loop portions 211 a and 212a of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206a and 207a are circular and not square.
  • the central axis of symmetry is CA 3
  • the minimum distance from CA 3 to the front discharge electrode is L min3
  • the maximum distance from CA 3 to the front discharge electrode 206a is L max3 .
  • the ratio R 3 (L min3 /L max3 ). With a circular cross section as in FIG. 7 , this ratio R 3 is equal to unity (1).
  • the second modification of FIG. 8 is similar to the first modification, except that the cross section of the discharge cell and the shapes of the loop portions 211b and 212b of the front and rear discharge electrodes 206b and 207b have the form of a regular hexagon.
  • CA 4 is the central axis of symmetry
  • L min4 is the minimum distance between CA 4 and the front discharge electrode 206b
  • L max4 is the maximum distance between CA 4 and the front discharge electrode 206b.
  • the ratio R 4 (L min4 /L max4 ) is 3 / 2 , and the interference of the electric field occurring in the front discharge electrode 206b is thus reduced.
  • the rear discharge electrode 207b has the loop portion 212b of a regular hexagon form, the interference of the electric field occurring in the rear discharge electrode 207b is also reduced. Accordingly, a discharge is uniformly generated, thus improving the luminous efficiency.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate a PDP 300 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • PDP 300 includes a front substrate 301, a rear substrate 302 located in parallel to the front substrate 301, front barrier ribs 308 located between the front substrate 301 and the rear substrate 302 and formed of a dielectric material, the front barrier ribs 308 defining R, G and B discharge cells 320R, 320G and 320B together with the front and rear substrates 301 and 302, front and rear discharge electrodes 306 and 307 arranged within the front barrier ribs 308 and surrounding the discharge cells 320 and spaced apart from each other, rear barrier ribs 305 arranged between the front barrier ribs 308 and the rear substrate 302, phosphor layers 310 located within the discharge cells 320, a protective layer 309 formed on the sides of the front barrier ribs 308, address electrodes 303 arranged on the rear substrate 302, a dielectric layer 304 covering the address electrodes 303, and
  • the PDP 300 according to the second embodiment differs from PDP 200 according to the first embodiment in that the discharge cells 320 have a cross section of a rectangular shape instead of a square shape.
  • the front discharge electrode 306 has loop portion 311 having a predetermined width and a cross section of a rectangular shape surrounding the discharge cells 320.
  • the loop portions 311 of the front discharge electrodes have a shape close to a square. Accordingly, in order to maximize the luminous efficiency in the discharge cells 320 having the cross section of the rectangular shape, a horizontal portion 311a and a vertical portion 311b constituting each loop portion 311 of the front discharge electrode 306 is formed to have a shape close to that of a square.
  • a ratio (N/M) of a length N of the vertical portion 311b to a length M of the horizontal portion 311a in the loop portion 312 of the front discharge electrode 306 can be considered as a design parameter.
  • a ratio (N/M) of a length N of the vertical portion 311a to a length M of the horizontal portion 311a in the loop portion 311 of the rear discharge electrode 307 is in range from 0.9 to 1.5.
  • a ratio (N'/M') of a length N' of the vertical portion 312b to a length M' of the horizontal portion 312b in a loop portion 312 of the rear discharge electrode 307 is also preferably in range of 0.9 to 1.5.
  • the present invention is in no way so limited. That is, the loop portion 311 of the front discharge electrode 306, the loop portion 312 of the rear discharge electrode 307, and the cross section of the discharge cells 320 may be formed to have different shapes and still be within the scope of the present invention.
  • the uniformity of the discharge is improved so that the luminous efficiency is increased. Since a driving method of the PDP 300 is similar to that of the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

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